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Palin outsmarts media on ObamaCare provision


              Sarah Palin

While the White House and health care reform advocates are spending millions of dollars trying to sell ObamaCare to the public, all Sarah Palin had to do was publish five paragraphs on her Facebook page to get all kinds of media attention.  The result was that the public became even more alarmed about the "end of life"  provision in the proposed HR 3200.

The media played right into her hands when they created a firestorm of criticism about her choice of the words "death panel" as did the Democrats and Obama.  She accomplished the end she wanted, focusing on the "end of life"  provisions in HR 3200 which is in the approximately 1,100 pages that make up the health care reform bill.

It turns out she outsmarted the media and the Democrats, using a shocking statement that would bring on attacks against her. In no time at all, the focus moved from Palin to the frightening provisions within HR 3200. Then people, especially older Americans, began to question exactly what end-of-life counseling meant.  The more they learned, the less they liked it. The pressure became so great that it was publicly announced that the provision was eliminated from HR 3200.

It looks like MSNBC, CBS, CNN, Democrats and Obama=0; Sarah Palin=a TKO!

Palin on Facebook, go to:

http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin#/note.php?note_id=116471698434&ref=nf

http://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin

More articles about Palin, go to

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2547-Watchdog-Politics-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Palin-to-become-thorn-in-the-sides-of-Obama-and-Pelosi

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2547-Watchdog-Politics-Examiner~y2009m7d11-Palin-says-ready-to-get-out-there-and-fight

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2547-Watchdog-Politics-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Palin-hits-out-against-Obama-capandtrade-economic-damage

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Martha R. Gore, a freelance writer specializing in national politics, will write about the American political scene in concise, easy to comprehend language. She holds a Master of Library Science Degree and is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

Comments

  • Harold 2 years ago

    Government trained and payed end of life counselors, Acorn minions or equivalent would have been bizarre.

  • debkl 2 years ago

    Thing is, that provision didn't need to be in there at all, since it was already in Bush's Medicare reform bill that cost us trillions.

  • Third Party Needed 2 years ago

    Kudos to Sarah, she will be a future force for 2012, hopefully as an INDEPENDENT. Third Party Now!

  • greg 2 years ago

    It should also be mentioned that Palin is now Private Citizen Palin. She has essentially done more then the inside the beltway republicans combined.

    She has another post up at Facebook:
    Troubling Questions Remain About Obama's Health Care Plan

  • fiftyfifty 2 years ago

    Be smart Obama fears Palin health bad cap and trade double bad.

  • philly 2 years ago

    I heard there is an American SPectator article that says the Death Panels are in stimulus legislation. Don't count your victory too soon...

  • philly 2 years ago

    I heard there is an American SPectator article that says the Death Panels are in stimulus legislation. Don't count your victory too soon...

  • philly 2 years ago

    I heard there is an American SPectator article that says the Death Panels are in stimulus legislation. Don't count your victory too soon...

  • KKEll 2 years ago

    @ debkl: Yes!I love that no one has argued with or responded to you.

  • nixdad96 2 years ago

    Governor Palin, Thanks for your attentive reading of the HR 3200. Please tell us where to get a copy of this boondoggle.

  • nixdad96 2 years ago

    Governor Palin, Thanks for your attentive reading of the HR 3200. Please tell us where to get a copy of this boondoggle.

  • Martha 2 years ago

    OpenCongress.com has pdf files on HR3200 and others bills under consideration or passed. Remember HR3200 has 1100 plus pages so it may take some time to load.

  • Neal 2 years ago

    Gotta love the wingnuts posting here. There were no "death panels," yet you morons still think there was! The initial provision was put in by a Republican to pay doctors who do end of life consultations. Sarah and her minions, or the dumb leading the dumber. Keep it up Sarah...PLEASE! You'll ensure a Democratic majority for decades to come. Anyone wondering why America does so lousy in educational comparisons to other developed nations need to look no further than this discussion thread.

  • alvin 2 years ago

    When you control cost ....you ration care !!! it's just that simple even dummies should know this.

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • alvin 2 years ago

    Way to go Sarah !!

  • Lisa 2 years ago

    Could this discussion be more insane? People are terrified that "faceless government bureaucrats" will be making health care decisions for them? Just who do they think is running the insurance companies - loving family members? It's a bunch of bureaucrats - with the added bonus of being profit-driven and greedy. The argument is so absurd it's laughable. These ninnies are fighting for the right to have corporations deny them health care.

    The shame is that the fearmongerers have basically forced this very useful and important counseling right off the table for no other reason than political point-scoring. They lied, blatantly, just to frighten seniors! They should be ashamed of themselves!

  • sick Twisted Freak #345,987 2 years ago

    No one and I mean no one knows how to dribble the ball down court like Sarah. She ALWAYS keeps her eye on the basket and NEVER gos with the flow and the deadfish.
    I believe she may be a prophet. I await her next direct communication from the Lord to help explain health care reform to us. It may be about the death panels, it may be something about the machine that goes ping. We shall see.

  • Tracy B Ann 2 years ago

    There is a reason why 80% of Republicans and 100% of the Democratic Party want Sarah Palin to run for President.

    She really is a babbling idiot. My favorite of her "death panel" remarks were the ones she made about Stephen Hawkings, saying that under the UK system he never would have gotten health care.

    I guess she uses all her time looking out her window at Russia because if she stayed informed she would know that Stephen Hawkings was born in the UK, went to school in the UK, and lives in the UK.

    He is typically apolitical but this one got to him and he released a statement saying that he has had and continues to receive the best medical care in the world.

    You can bet that this international treasure would be given the best health care by any country in the world - probably for free. It's telling that the man who could be the smartest man in the world gets his health care from the UK. NOT the US.

    I suspect Sarah Palin uses a clinic in a Wal-Mart.

  • Frederik 2 years ago

    To "exceptionally bright" Tracy B Ann: Stephen Hawking is a wealthy and famous man. They can afford the best treatment by the NHS program (or else they would hear from the Downing Street). The regular plebs (that's common folks for you Obama voters) the NHS is a diaster. It is even greater disaster and source of disorganization for the medical staff, who all bitch and complain about it. Medical tourism is flourishing in UK. Don't believe me? Voila....
    scotlandonsunday(dot)scotsman(dot)com/latestnews/Norway-flights-give-medical-tourism(dot)5430087(dot)jp
    So cut some loose with your Stephen Hawking and liberal talking points. You sound even bigger retard than you president.

  • Frederik from life goes on 2 years ago

    "You sound even bigger retard than you president."

    I am dum

  • gary 2 years ago

    Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation:

    One , illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and
    secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the
    trafficking in drugs and people No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no
    resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal
    immigration.

    Two, the TARP bill, I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to
    it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95%
    repealed. Freeze, repeal.

    Three: Czars, I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped
    immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the
    process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.

    Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to
    say.

    Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive
    de

  • gary 2 years ago

    Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation:

    One , illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and
    secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the
    trafficking in drugs and people No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no
    resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal
    immigration.

    Two, the TARP bill, I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to
    it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95%
    repealed. Freeze, repeal.

    Three: Czars, I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped
    immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the
    process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.

    Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to
    say.

    Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive
    de

  • nobubba 2 years ago

    The good Mrs. Palin is either; 1) too stupid to know there was never any "death panels"; or 2) lying to the public about something she knows wasn't there in the first place. Either way, she has shown she'll never be able to lead a constructive debate about anything. She's just another unrealistic voice trying to stir up a mess and forward her political ambitions. What a failure!

  • LIBTARDS ARE IDIOTS. 2 years ago

    She's such a failure right "nobubba" that she scares you LIBTARDS to death, now go eat some more tofu you phony bag of wind.

  • lisa 2 years ago

    I'm sorry... you included Sarah Palin and 'smart' in once sentence... I couldn't stop laughing

  • walrus 2 years ago

    re: Palin
    as Don Adams said as agent Smart, "Ahhhhh, so she was using the old play stupid ploy, eh? She does it so well."

  • jdskansas 2 years ago

    We have a President who thinks more of the people in the United States than he does about setting Palin in her place where she belongs. He has fought hard for this health care reform and is willing to modify the plan to get it passed to serve the people of the United States. All of this hoopla by and about Palin who is not up to speed with current events and reality and really makes the people backing her look as embarrassingly silly as she does. I am proud that I voted for Obama and I am impressed with him and his record of actions so far. He has credibility. He is working hard and doing just fine.

  • walrus 2 years ago

    "Palin outsmarts media on ObamaCare provision"
    actually Palin outsmarts self...the provision was not democrat, it was put in by a republican...it was a freebie...if you want to talk to a doctor about a living will, we will pay for it..."We don't want it!, We don't want it! We're scared!"...ok, if you want to talk to your doctor about a living will, we WON'T pay for it....dumb, stupid people...Yeah, Queen Palin leading the stupid..."Hey, I can see Russia from my backyard. That makes me a foreign expert!"

  • Know1 2 years ago

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